Contemporary Research IP-HDVR TV Receiver User Manual


 
On-Screen Menus
On-Screen Menus HDV-RC IR Remote
The remaining tuner capabilities can be set up by easy-to-use on-screen menus. The menus can be accessed
from the HD-RC IR remote control using the Menu, Arrow, Select (), Surf, and Exit buttons. You can also
use similar buttons on the IP-HDVR front panel.
Menu – Displays the first level of the on-screen menu, step backward from menu levels
TV Guide – Displays the TV Guide On Screen Electronic Program Guide (EPG)
Arrows – Use up/down keys to select main menus, left/right arrow keys to move through sub-
menus
Select – Can step forward into sub-menus or confirm an action, the  button in the center of the
directional arrows is the same function as Select
Surf – Selects channels for surf list in Edit Channel mode, steps through favorite channels in normal
operation
Exit – Exits menu
Analog and Digital Tuning
One of the biggest paradigm shifts in digital TV is how channels are accessed. Gone is the familiar Channel
33. Now you have 33-0, 33-1, 33-2, and so on. In a nutshell, the new tuning options are:
Analog Channels. Entering the number-0 accesses the traditional analog TV channel.
Digital Channels. Entering the same channel-1 tunes the digital equivalent of the analog channel.
Note that the digital channel is broadcast on a UHF frequency. Digital tuners see the channel ID (NN-
1) in the signal and lists by that name instead of the actual frequency. This way, the broadcasters
keep their channel identity, even when analog goes away.
Multicast Digital Channels. Because digital is more compressed than analog, broadcasters are
often including additional sub-channels, listed as NN-2, NN-3; up to 6 if the station is only
broadcasting SD quality programming.
Two-Digit Tuning. If you are currently watching a digital channel, entering the old channel format,
such as 33, will access 33-1. If you are watching an analog channel, entering 33 will take you to
33-0.
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